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Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Action Plan Unveiled
WASHINGTON – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa P. Jackson has released an action plan to guide the Obama Administration’s historic efforts to restore the Great Lakes.
Submitted: 02/22/10

Earthquake in Haiti - You can help!
Ways to Help Those Affected by Earthquake in Haiti
Thursday, January 14, 2010
By: Eileen Lambert
Water For People, Communications

Submitted: 01/26/10

National Infrastructure Protection Plan (NIPP) News
November/December 2009 Issue
Submitted: 01/20/10

Rebecca Humphries - new director for the DNRE
Message from Jennifer Granholm: "It gives me great pleasure to share with you that I have asked Rebecca Humphries to serve as director of the new Department of Natural Resources and Environment (DNRE)..."
Submitted: 01/20/10

Notice of Availability of Preliminary 2010 Effluent Guidelines Program Plan

Submitted: 01/06/10

EPA Releases First-Ever Baseline Study of U.S. Lakes
The USEPA released its most comprehensive study of the nation’s lakes to date. The draft study, which rated the condition of 56 percent of the lakes in the United States as good and the remainder as fair or poor.
Submitted: 12/18/09

EPA notified of elemental Hg for sale on CL on November 25 by US DHS
On 12-07-09, seller relinquished 1 pt jar of liquid hg to EPA. EPA contractors transported jar to Grand Traverse County Resource Manangement Authority for storage and pickup by it's HHHW contractor.

Submitted: 12/14/09

MWEA Loses a Great Friend
John Porter passed away on November 30, 2009 after a courageous two-year battle with brain cancer.
Submitted: 12/01/09

Prein & Newhof and PARCC Side Clean Water Plant receives honor
The PARCC Side Clean Water Plant in northern Kent County and Prein & Newhof Enginneering has received the 2009 Outstanding Civil Engineering Achievement Award from the American Society of Civil Engineers, Michigan Section.
Submitted: 10/20/09

The DNR and the DEQ become newly created DNRE
Governor Granholm Issues Executive Order Creating New Department of Natural Resources and Environment
Submitted: 10/12/09

St Johns WWTF makes 4.6 million dollar improvement
The St. Johns Wastewater Treatment Facility has made $4.6 million in improvements in 2008-2009.
Submitted: 09/30/09

Kudos to Grand Rapids WWTP

Submitted: 09/02/09

Grand Rapids and Wyoming biosolids partnership turns sewage into energy
Flush a toilet in Grand Rapids and a light bulb glows in Zeeland. Flush a toilet in Wyoming and help a corn field grow in Allegan County.
Submitted: 09/02/09

Greenville removing lead from wastewater
Jessica Dudenhofer, Staff Writer wrote this in
"The Daily News"


GREENVILLE - How it got there in the city's gray water, no one knows. READ MORE...

Submitted: 08/24/09